Tips & tools for teaching online In these unprecedented times, having to teach and deliver professional development online can feel overwhelming, and maybe even a bit scary. I'm here to help! Check out my tips and tools for teaching adults and supporting student wholeness online. My hope is that …
Episode 40: How to support children and families when Pre-K programs are closed for an extended time
I've been talking with so many fellow ECE {r}evolutionaries these past few weeks...and I see you and I hear you. In these unprecedented times, having to think about how best to support children on IEPs can feel overwhelming...and maybe even a bit scary. …
Episode 39: The Power of Showing Up with Dr. Dan Siegel and Autism Expert Barb Avila
Check out this Pre-K Teach and Play podcast episode where I chatted with my longtime friend, colleague, and autism expert Barb Avila, and Dr. Dan Siegel, a New York Times bestselling author and clinical professor of psychiatry. …
Episode 38: The Plan Was To Ignore, So Why Are We Learning To Connect?
One question that comes up all the time when I'm taking about how to teach before the peak and weather the storm is, "What do we do about giving a child our attention when they are demonstrating behaviors that are challenging?". I suspect...what you really want to know is... "What do we do …
Episode 37: Wait For Green Before You Go
"I have two different jobs. I'm either in the Green Zone with the child and I'm helping them learn self-regulation skills; or in the moment they move into the red or the blue zones, I'm helping them to process, I'm co-regulating, and I'm offering a lifeline." …
Episode 36: Three Strikes And You’re Out: Why We Don’t Use Behavior Charts With Children
If your behavior "management system" is public (verbal or visual), if it is whole group, or if it is highly symbolic, it's a practice that we can no longer engage in. Meaning...it's three strikes and you're out when it comes to behavior charts. …